Rebirth of a Star General - Chapter 240

Chapter 240

The case of General Feihong caused an uproar in the entire city of Shuojing. The soldiers and civilians who had been favored by General Feihong spontaneously went to the palace to beat the drum and petition, asking for a thorough investigation of the truth. General Feihong had a good reputation among the sergeants. As soon as the truth came out, Hexu’s second family could be regarded as guilty of public anger.

Emperor Wen Xuan handed this case to Dali Temple, and within a few days, He Yuanliang couldn’t bear to force a confession and tell the truth about it. The officers and soldiers in the He family also found a lot of evidence that He Rufei had a relationship with the Utuo people. After this case, the He family deceived the emperor, pretended to receive meritorious services, collaborating with the enemy and treason, and punished several crimes together, except for General Feihong’s sister-in-law He. Out of the shadow of the heart, there are countless deaths. The main culprit, He Rufei, had a serious crime, and he co-ordinated Ling Chi and escorted him to the city, where he was executed at 120 dollars and the owl first showed the public.

As for the Xu family of Hanlin scholar, all the males were exiled except for Xu Zhiheng’s death, and the female relatives were not slaves.

The case was resolved quickly, and upon learning the result, the people all clapped their hands and accused the two families of Hexu that they deserved it.

On the day before his execution, in prison, Xu Zhiheng looked at the rotten food in front of him, and he tarriedly refused to move his chopsticks.

On the last meal on Huangquan Road, the other condemned prisoners had wine and food, but he had nothing. It was because even the jailers felt that Xu Zhiheng’s actions were too cruel and ruthless. There were many people who received the favor of General Feihong, but now even for the dead General He, there are many people who don’t let Xu Zhiheng get better.

The jailer laughed at him and said: “Why doesn’t Uncle Xu eat? After today, I won’t have to eat anymore. I advise Uncle Xu to not pick and choose.”

Hearing this, Xu Zhiheng got excited, rushed to the cell door, grabbed the railing of the cell door, and looked at the jailer outside: “No…I won’t die! I’ll give you money, you will find someone for me and ask them to I’ll save it! I’ll give you money!”

“Okay,” the jailer looked at him with a grin, “Who does Uncle Xu want to find?”

Who are you looking for?

Xu Zhiheng was stunned suddenly.

The He family has already fallen along with him. He can’t protect himself if he is not. The colleagues who had made friends with their family in the past have long since been shunned, for fear of causing trouble to the upper body. No one can save him.

Xu Zhiheng collapsed to the ground feebly. In despair, he felt unwilling and murmured: “Why? I was not the one I killed… Obviously I didn’t do anything!”

“Did you really do nothing?” A voice rang out from the darkness, and Xu Zhiheng raised his eyes suddenly, and he saw someone slowly appearing in front of him, all over his body under the black cloak. He was overjoyed at first, thinking that someone had come to save himself, but the next moment, the surprise turned into fear, because the man took off the cap of the cloak and revealed a face.

It is Wu’an Hou Heyan.

Xu Zhiheng was taken aback, and quickly backed away until he reached the root of the wall, and said vigilantly: “Don’t come over…Don’t come over!”

The jailer had already left. He Yan looked at the embarrassed man. Xu Zhiheng looked like he was afraid of her. He stared at her as if he was looking at a ghost crawling out of hell, full of horror.

He Yan had never seen Xu Zhiheng like this. Whether it was the boy in Tsing Yi who pulled her up from the snow when she was fourteen and helped her get her burden back with a smile, or the uncle Xu who smiled gently at her after marrying him, and the shaggy beard in front of him, The man who is frightened is completely different. Even if He Wanru led someone to drown himself back then, Xu Zhiheng never appeared from beginning to end.

She had seen Xu Zhiheng when she was beautiful, and Xu Zhiheng who looked like a human, but Xu Zhiheng who was in prison was like this.

He Yan was disappointed.

Just like a general, if he died in the hands of an opponent equal to himself, he would not regret it, but if he was so far away from himself… it would be embarrassing.

“Don’t be afraid.” She has a gentle voice, even a little smile, “I’m here to ask you something.”

The woman’s eyes were bright, and there was no hatred in her eyes, and the smile seemed to confuse Xu Zhiheng, he still did not move, staring at He Yan, hesitated for a long time, and then asked, “What do you want to ask?”

“You…” He Yan smiled, “When did you know that your wife He Yan belongs to General Feihong?”

He Yan couldn’t understand this matter. When she married Xu Zhiheng, she thought Xu Zhiheng didn’t know anything about herself, and also made up a number of reasons in order to hide the scars on her body. He made up many excuses for the difference between himself and ordinary women. It wasn’t until the day of her death that she learned from He Wanru that Xu Zhiheng had known it a long time ago.

Perhaps her covering and hiding in those years seemed like a joke in Xu Zhiheng’s eyes.

But when did he know it? Was it after she married into Xu’s family, before she married into Xu’s family, or earlier? But in that case, why should he marry himself?

Xu Zhiheng looked at her dodgingly, with a trace of alertness in his eyes: “Why are you asking this? Who are you?”

“I am the one who can save you out.” He Yan said softly.

Xu Zhiheng’s eyes lit up: “Help me out?” He walked a few steps forward, as if afraid of He Yan again, looking at her through the iron prison fence, and eagerly asked: “Can you really save me?”

He Yan smiled and nodded.

He hesitated for a while, then slowly said, “I already knew it.”

When did Xu Zhiheng know that He Yan was General Feihong, it was actually not long after General Feihong returned to Beijing. At that time, he was not a Hanlin bachelor. Although the Xu family was a scholar, the position of a Hanlin bachelor was not something he could climb at his age. Most of the Chinese ministers are now Xu Jingfu’s disciples. Sometimes when they climb up, their talents are secondary. If there is no line, sometimes they won’t make it out for a lifetime.

He had the reputation of being a child prodigy when he was young, and when he was getting older, when people praised him too high, he himself regarded himself very high, just like a cage, unknowingly trapping himself severely.

Suddenly encountering obstacles in his official career, Xu Zhiheng’s heart was depressed. Mrs. Xu was depressed when he saw him, thinking that given his age, it was time to find a marriage. Mrs. Xu is also a shrewd person, picking and picking, she picked the newly-appointed cousin of General Feihong, the young lady from the second room of the He family in the city of Shuojing.

This second young lady was in poor health when she was young, and she was sent to Zhuangzi to recuperate by her family early, and she came back not long ago. Mrs. Xu’s abacus is very good, and being a relative of the nobility of the imperial court is beneficial to Xu Zhiheng’s career.

But Xu Zhiheng at that time was not actually the best choice for the Hejia. After all, there are too many talents of the right age in Beijing, and Miss He Er now, because of the relationship with Young Master He, is the sweet potato, and there are too many people who want to marry her back.

Mrs. Xu took Xu Zhiheng’s post with him. Saying to be a guest is actually looking at each other.

He went to He’s house for the first time at that time, and happened to be knocked over by the young man and went to the darkroom to change clothes. He didn’t expect that soon after he entered, someone would come in before he could get out.

Xu Zhiheng was neither advancing nor retreating. It was two people who came in. They did not seem to notice that he was behind. Someone was talking. It was a woman’s voice, clear and sweet: “Big brother, mother…what are you doing? These young masters are invited to the house!”

“So many sons, don’t you have a good opinion of them?” It was a man’s voice who answered her.

Xu Zhiheng understood it almost immediately. It was probably Miss He Er and his elder brother He Rufei who spoke outside.

He should have stood up and apologized right away, but the ghosts and gods not only did not move, but tried to hold his breath so as to teach himself to hide better.

Now think about it, the deep meaning of fate, as early as that moment has begun to slowly appear.

Xu Zhiheng heard a secret.

“Big brother, you are so anxious to marry me out. Is it because you are afraid that I will say that you and I will exchange identities. I am General Feihong?” After hiding for so many years, it will continue to hide.”

“Not so.” The man’s voice was slightly impatient, “An ordinary woman at your age should also be married. He Yan, you are just living the life you should have lived.”

Behind the screen, Xu Zhiheng covered his mouth in horror.

What did he hear? What exchange of identities, what He Yan is General Feihong?

He pinched his arm severely, and the pain in the arm reminded him that this was not a dream.

Xu Zhiheng didn’t even listen to the content of the quarrel between the brothers and sisters later. It was not until the two of them left that Xu Zhiheng slowly stood up straight and looked at the closed door.

He is not stupid, even quite clever, in a few words, he can figure out the ins and outs of the matter. He was surprised with the courage of the He Family, and He Yan’s outstanding methods, but even more, it made him discover an opportunity. A gift from a destiny.

So he arranged his clothes and returned to the banquet table, looking at the belated Miss He Er, with a gentle smile.

Xu Zhiheng found He Rufei.

He Rufei looked at him with an unpredictable expression: “Uncle Xu wants to marry my sister?”

Xu Zhiheng smiled and said, “Exactly.”

“This matter still needs to be discussed with the elders,” He Rufei said: “I can’t be the master alone. It depends on the mind of the sister.” After that, he turned to leave.

Xu Zhiheng said unhurriedly: “Lingmei is a heroine, not to mention being a man. She is very fond of her, and hopes the beauty of General He as an adult.”

“What are you talking about?” He Rufei looked at him abruptly, his killing intent skyrocketing in his eyes.

“Before I came down to find General He, I wrote a letter and handed it to a friend. If anything happens, the secret letter will spread throughout the city of Shuojing.” Xu Zhiheng smiled and said, “I still hope that General He will succeed.”

He knows everything well, and he is bound to win.

In this way, Xu Zhiheng married He Yan as his wife. Not long before he married He Yan, he became a Hanlin bachelor as a “dowry gift” given by General He to his sister.

Of course Xu Zhiheng understands that wealth and wealth are in danger. The more secrets he knows, the faster he will die. But he doesn’t think that this kind of thing will happen to him, because he is a person who just accepts what he sees. He was a civil servant, not a military commander. He Rufei was able to help him, and at best he was a Hanlin bachelor. He has to walk on his own in the future. As for marrying He Yan…marrying General He’s daughter will benefit him a lot.

The He family should also rest assured, after all, rather than marrying Miss He Er to another family who might find a secret, it is better to marry him who is asking for the He family.

“So,” He Yan looked at Xu Zhiheng in front of him, and slowly said, “You started asking to marry Miss He Er, just to take advantage of her?”

“Use?” Xu Zhiheng shook his head, “No…it’s not a use. Even without me, she still has to marry…From beginning to end, it was not me who wanted her life, and I did nothing.”

Xu Zhiheng could not remember He Yan’s face.

Although he had married He Yan at the beginning, he was a bit disgusted in his heart. His etiquette and rules since elementary school made him look down on He Yan and other apostate women. He likes docile, coquettish, women like He Wanru. And not He Yan… She is very carefree. Although she tries her best to act as a lady, she will always reveal some untimely cramps unconsciously. She doesn’t know how to play, calligraphy, and calligraphy, she can’t give him a long face, and she can’t learn to tactfully embrace her. There are even terrible scars on her skin. Sometimes when Xu Zhiheng looked at He Yan, he would think that she had eaten and slept with other men in the barracks, which was simply unbearable.

Although he is willing to be a “good husband”, more often than not, even he himself can’t control his disgust.

Fortunately, this kind of day will soon end. The He family brought a bowl of medicine, and after He Yan drank it, he went blind.

In fact, at that time, Xu Zhiheng was sitting in the next room, watching He Yan drank the bowl of medicine, he had a little sympathy. The He family’s move was ruthless. What’s more, what would a blind mistress talk about behind others?

Fortunately, He Yan is very good and doesn’t make much noise. Even if she is blind, she doesn’t cry much. Most of the time, she just sits in a daze in silence. I heard that when He Yan was not married, he had raised a dumb dog in the yard. Sometimes Xu Zhiheng felt that He Yan and the dumb yellow dog were actually very similar. No one cares, live silently.

If so, that’s all. But she tried too hard, even if she tried to be blind, the He family felt threatened, so she died in He Wanru’s hands, and died in the Xu family’s pond.

“I didn’t use He Yan,” he tried to defend her, “I’m protecting her… it’s all He Rufei’s fault, it’s all He family’s fault!”

He Yan stared at Xu Zhiheng and asked, “Besides at the He family, have you seen Miss He Er?”

Xu Zhiheng was taken aback, and shook his head subconsciously: “No, no! The first time I saw Miss He Er, it was in He Mansion.”

He has forgotten.

This is expected.

He Yan found that she was already very calm when facing Xu Zhiheng. Maybe when she faced Xu Zhiheng, she always thought that she was facing the Tsing Yi boy who she met on the hunting ground when she was a little boy, but it turned out that maybe from the beginning, they were two people. For Xu Zhiheng, “He Yan” is just an exchange product based on interests. What is important is the identity, not the name, and not the person. As long as he can become a Hanlin bachelor, it makes no difference whether it is He Yan or He Xinying.

A life is nothing more than an official position.

She stood up slowly.

Looking at her movements, Xu Zhiheng finally ignored everything, grabbed the fence and asked: “I have said everything I know, can you save me now?”

His eyes were full of longing, just like the secret of the He family that he had encountered back then, and he wanted to use the secret to brighten up his official career.

He Yan bent down slightly and looked into his eyes: “I lied to you.”

Xu Zhiheng was taken aback.

“I didn’t do anything, I just lied to you.” Her eyes curled up, “You lied to me too, it’s fair.”

After speaking, she straightened up and left, and Xu Zhiheng’s angry scream came from far behind, and He Yan had never heard it.

She walked out step by step, as if she was leaving the past life step by step. From now on, Wu’an Hou Heyan has nothing to do with the second lady of the He family.

The last question about the previous life was finally answered, but He Yan didn’t feel much at this moment.

It’s as if these people can’t stand the waves in her heart no matter how these things are.

It’s just… my heart is empty.

At the gate outside the prison, there was a person standing with his back facing her, standing as tall as a saber around his waist, looking sideways to see the snow piled under the eaves, showing a beautiful outline.

He Yan stood on the spot looking at the figure from behind, unknowingly, her heart was slowly filled, as if she could not step on the emptiness of the ground, and finally had a sense of reality at this moment. The traveler who couldn’t find the way finally found a little light in the aimless search.

He Yan walked over and called him softly: “Xiao Jue.”

He turned his head, glanced at He Yan, and asked, “Done?”

He Yan nodded.

Tomorrow is the day of execution. There is nothing left to say between her and He Rufei, and He Yuansheng and his wife. But about Xu Zhiheng, after all, he still wants to figure out when he discovered his identity. . So I asked Xiao Jue to bring her here to meet Xu Zhiheng for the last time.

“How can I say it for so long.” Xiao Jue frowned.

“Long time?” He Yanqi said: “How do I think it didn’t take long. This is already very saving…” At a glance, seeing Xiao Jue’s face, He Yan shut her mouth in a timely manner. After a moment of silence, she quietly tugged again. Xiao Jue’s sleeve: “Are you angry again?”

“What can I say to that kind of person.” Xiao Jue turned and walked forward, and He Yan chased him. “There is nothing to say, but after thinking about it, I think it’s too cheap for him. So I Saying that I was a ghost who came back to take revenge, scared him to death, am I terrible?” She scorned casually.

“Don’t lie.”

“I didn’t lie to you, it’s true. You should look at his face just scared by me…”

The girl was tweeting non-stop by her side, and the depression when she just came out was gone. He saw it in his eyes, the corner of his mouth was slightly raised, and he deliberately ignored her, letting her talk nonsense.

“Xiao Jue, your habit of getting angry at every turn is bad, you need to change it.”

“I’m not angry.”

“You are not angry, you are just unhappy.”

“…”

“Xiao Jue Xiao Jue!”

“What are you doing.”

She grabbed the corner of his sleeve. “It’s nothing.”